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harmfully

/ˈhɑɹmfəɫi/ adv

In a harmful manner.

Word Origin Harmfully comes from the Old English hearm 'injury, grief,' with the suffix -ful meaning 'full of' and -ly turning it into an adverb. So it's doing something in a way that's full of harm. The same root gives us harmless (without harm) and harmfulness.

adv In a harmful manner.

The chemical waste was disposed of harmfully into the river.

(副词) 有害地；有损地；不利地

化学废料被有害地排放到了河流中。

(adverbio) De manera dañina o perjudicial.

Los residuos químicos fueron desechados de manera dañina en el río.

(adverbe) nuisiblement; d'une manière nuisible; préjudiciablement; destructivement [De manière nuisible ou préjudiciable.]

Les déchets chimiques ont été rejetés de manière nuisible dans la rivière.

(Adverb) schädlich; schädigend [**schädlich** *Adv.* – in einer Weise, die Schaden oder negative Auswirkungen verursacht.]

Die Chemikalien wurden **harmfully** in den Fluss entsorgt.

(副詞) 有害な方法で、害を及ぼす様子で

化学廃棄物は有害な方法で川に捨てられた。

(advérbio) prejudicialmente; nocivamente; danosamente [De maneira prejudicial; de modo danoso.]

O resíduo químico foi descartado de forma prejudicial no rio.

Synonyms: damagingly hurtfully detrimentally injuriously deleteriously destructively disadvantageously noxiously Antonyms: harmlessly beneficially helpfully safely
Word parts: harm + ful + ly

Related words

harmless harmlessly harmfulness harmlessness

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